Sunday, September 27, 2009

...Entourage ride...this one is moss green...I want it for a Boston Celtics trip this winter......my parents had one these...Toyota Celica......and one of these...Chevy Chevelle...ma rolled up my fingers in the window once......and a Bu as well...smooth......pops sold our Monte Carlo about 2 years before I got my license...ours had AM radio only...where I first heard Jimi Hendrix's "Purple Haze"...this one is baby blue, which is nice...ours was candy apple red...white walls on this one are NO JOKE...Steve McQueen's Jag...shot on location in LA this summer at the Peterson...

Sunday, September 20, 2009

Unfortunate news in the crate diggin', needle scratching, turntablist realm of the hip-hop scene: Roc Raida, most noted for his work with the X-Ecutioners, died yesterday at the age of 37. After a car crash back a few weeks, complications arose following multiple surgeries and few details are available at this time.

Dr. D and a few others in the APT community had the opportunity to witness the fitness a couple years back at Portland's Asylum nightclub. Amazing shit! Anyone with such skills and contributions to the musical community deserves a shout out. Roc Raida, you will be missed.

Check this video for a taste of the finger-lickin' goodness. Hot damn!

Roomie Rock. This one's for you. Watch and learn. A lesson in beat juggling:

Friday, September 18, 2009

Months ago I was gushing about Beck and his venture to hang with friends and record the music of amazing artists. If you have forgotten, his first project was to recreate the magic of The Velvet Underground & Nico. Now, with the help of Devandra Banhart and MGMT, Beck is back at it with his take on The Songs of Leonard Cohen.

Friday, September 4, 2009

Many of us only dream of taking our passions to the extreme; turning the things we love to do into a livelihood, something to share with the world. Peter Mortimer and Nick Rosen have done just that, coupling their love for climbing with a true talent in film making. The result is Sender Films, based in Boulder, Colorado. These guys are inspiring fellows who have produced some incredible work.

Dr. D had the opportunity this past week to visit their studio, meet the crew, and get a sneak preview of some upcoming gems for this fall's Reel Rock Film Tour, likely coming to a venue somewhere in your neighborhood over the next couple months. The tour kicks off this Thursday in Boulder, but will be making its way all over the country, and globe, with stops in places as far as Alaska, Chile, and Quebec. Check the tour calendar here to find stops near you and be sure to get out and support these films and the inspiring people they represent.

Climbing films can often be generic, exhibitionist, highlighting adrenaline-crazed athletes in their glory moments; better categorized as "rock porn." Sender Films has taken the genre to another level; their films instead highlighting the athletes behind the sport, the story behind the climb.